A high-speed motorcycle pursuit on Interstate 65 ended in a crash near the Park City exit Monday night, according to Kentucky State Police.
The driver, identified by troopers as Timothy Hensley of Louisville, faces 16 charges stemming from the pursuit and crash, according to citations filed by Kentucky State Police.
A trooper wrote that he first spotted the northbound motorcycle near the 13.8-mile marker without a rear license plate. The trooper said he activated his emergency lights near the 21-mile marker in an attempt to stop the driver, but the motorcycle accelerated.
According to the citation, the motorcycle reached 114 mph in a 70 mph zone. The trooper alleged that the driver failed to signal lane changes and passed other vehicles on both the left and right shoulders.
The motorcycle took exit 48 near Park City and failed to negotiate a turn onto Mammoth Cave Parkway, according to the citation. The motorcycle slid onto its side, and Hensley slid along the ground before striking a light pole with his back, according to the trooper.
The motorcycle was a blue 2015 Indian Chieftain, according to the citations.
The trooper reported finding a .25-caliber handgun in Hensley’s pants pocket. A search of the motorcycle also turned up marijuana and a glass pipe consistent with methamphetamine use, according to the citations.
Hensley was taken by ambulance to T.J. Samson Community Hospital, where he was assessed and cleared for incarceration. He was then arrested and lodged in the Barren County Jail under a $10,000 cash bond.
Hensley was charged with:
Speeding 26 mph or more over the limit on a limited-access highway
Reckless driving
First-degree fleeing or evading police in a motor vehicle
Possession of a handgun by a convicted felon
Buying or possessing drug paraphernalia
Possession of marijuana
Failure to signal or improper signaling
Improper passing
First-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer
Failure to maintain required insurance, second or subsequent offense
No or expired Kentucky registration receipt
No or expired registration plates
Disregarding a stop sign
Operating on a suspended or revoked operator’s license
Failure to comply with the helmet law for a person over 21
Following another vehicle too closely
His arraignment is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Thursday, November 12.
Source: WBKO
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